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Critical Update For Windows Xp/sp2

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FYI…

- http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?date=2004-12-15
Updated December 15th 2004 21:42 UTC
"Several diary readers sent e-mail letting us know of a new (critical) patch to the XPSP2 firewall that was not mentioned in yesterday's patch release.
"After you set up Microsoft Windows Firewall in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), you may discover that your computer can be accessed by anyone on the Internet when you use a dial-up connection to connect to the Internet."

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Details can be found at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/886185 …"
APPLIES TO
• Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (SP2)
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
• Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005
• Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition Service Pack 2 (SP2)

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